What do you think should be the top priority for the next governor of Massachusetts?

7/16/2014, 12:40 p.m.

Slowing down gentrification. A lot of us have been here all our lives and have worked to fight crime and make our communities better. All of us who sacrificed are going to have to leave. —Samir Stanley, Bus Driver, Roxbury

More housing, more job training for young people of color, and making the police respect the
communities they serve. —Phyllis Tartt, Cook, Roxbury

Getting these young people jobs. Somebody needs to help them. —Lenny Mitchell, Retired, Dorchester

Jobs, education and health care. —Keith Harrison, Retired, Roxbury

More safety on the streets and more awareness of what’s going on on the streets. —Derrick Sams, Recovery Specialist, Mattapan

Building more housing that people who are living in shelters can afford. —Bobby Johnson, Retired, Roxbury